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VOORHEES – And you thought Craig Berube was just this former tough guy who grinded his way through the ranks to become an NHL head coach. As the late George Carlin once exclaimed, “Au contraire, mon frere!’’ Loosely translated, “Quite the opposite, my friend.’’ Berube is one of a growing rank of coaches, general managers, scouts and even some players who employ a relatively new research tool called “hockey analytics.’’ Somewhat similar to baseball sabermetrics, hockey analytics puts meaning behind statistical data. For example, hockey analytics doesn’t just keep track of shots, it breaks down the origin of the...

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Summary
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